WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS - JUST NOT EACH OTHER (BalconyTV) video free download


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Uploaded: 2009/11/18

William Fitzsimmons performs 'Just Not Each Other' for BalconyTV.

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PRESENTED BY GREG BARNES

William Fitzsimmons is one of the oddest people you will ever meet. Born the youngest child of two blind parents, William was raised in the outskirts of the steel city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Due to the family's inability to communicate through normal visual means, William's childhood home was filled with a myriad of sounds to replace what eyes could not see. The house was suffused with pianos, guitars, trombones, talking birds, classical records, family sing-a-longs, bedtime stories, and the bellowing of a pipe organ, which his father built into the house with his own hands. When his father's orchestral records were not resonating through the walls, his mother would educate him on the folk stylings of James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, and Simon & Garfunkel. By the completion of his youth and schooling, Fitzsimmons had become well-versed at a variety of instruments, at the minor expense of social standing, interactional skills, and a knowledge of proper shaving technique.

Fitzsimmons' path into music was likewise unusual, forsaking the hobby for many years to work with the mentally ill and pursue an education in the field of mental health. It was during his last semester of graduate school that William pooled monies from past birthday's, holidays, and snow shoveling outings, and bought cheap home recording equipment to begin creating songs again (the first collection of which eventually became his debut album). After finally achieving his goal of becoming a practicing therapist, William left, and returned again to his love of crafting and playing songs. He felt that is where he most belonged. Somewhere between a singing therapist, and a counselor who writes songs, is where Fitzsimmons endeavors to be. Using songs to address matters that he believes need to be addressed.

William draws from those early folks stylings of his mother's music, and the embellished instrumentation of his father's. He is often compared to contemporaries Sufjan Stevens, Iron & Wine, and the late Elliott Smith, not only for his unique style and skill in writing and proclivity to deal with substantive and evocative subject matter, but also for his use of organic and colorful melodies and arrangements. His first two records were completely self-produced and his new album, "The Sparrow And The Crow," produced by Marshall Altman at Galt Line Studios in Los Angeles, is his first studio recorded work. While his lyricism deals often with darker undertones (his most recent album is said to have been written following his own divorce), a measure of hopefulness is always carefully blended in. Even with his short tenure as a songwriter, William has already received mention in noted publications such as Billboard, Paste Magazine, and Performing Songwriter Magazine, and his music has been featured on several television programs such as "Grey's Anatomy" and "Army Wives."

Be sure to check out his site and purchase the new album!

http://www.williamfitzsimmons.com

Tune in again tomorrow!

Comments

10 years ago

Holo Cene

Holy crap, he sounds pristine live. And that's on some shitty phone camera. Amazing!

10 years ago

Raphael Weigand

an well presented too ;-)

11 years ago

barnett682

Absolutely amazing!!

11 years ago

Brendan Fitzsimmons

My name is Fitzsimmons!!

11 years ago

Ashley Joyce

the man with the beard. sparrow and crow was the best album. 

11 years ago

sggirbb briggy

same with ray lamontagne!!!!

11 years ago

Tim Phillips

We now know that his beard is a guitar aficionado, while moustache prefers the vocals.

11 years ago

Paul Marsh

Don't ever stop performing mate.

11 years ago

felicia wright

that is one excellent beard!:D

11 years ago

Yanyan Wang

this is guy is amazing!

11 years ago

Rebbeka Cynthia

this is what I call music|! real music!

11 years ago

superba152

has anybody tabbed this out?

11 years ago

CynosureEPR

The way this song makes me feel is ineffable. I truly love it.

11 years ago

DJ Barton

Love him and wish he would come back to The Evening Muse again!

11 years ago

peter gomes

Nick drake - Place to be

11 years ago

Kerstin Geuppert

A laptop, a garden, a chair, a beer in the sundown and listening to William Fitzsimmons... Jip, sometimes life is full of simple and precious moments.

11 years ago

Martin Eschenberg

A laptop, a garden, a chair, a beer in the sundown and listening to William Fitzsimmons... Jip, sometimes life is full of simple and precious moments.

11 years ago

95oleee

What's this Song called?

11 years ago

johaniball1

As much as the hosts personality opposes fitzsimmons', I was not expecting this voice to come out of that beard. Great !

11 years ago

BalconyTV

excellent theory :)

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